I worked in water quality for a large US metro-area. I was responsible for monitoring the water quality of over 2 million people (not me alone, but I was part of the department). My father in law told me that by drinking city water I was endangering his daughters health due to the chlorine. I attempted to explain to him how the dose-response relationship works and how we constantly measure chlorine and chlorine byproduct residuals to ensure they stay below a level that would adversely impact the health of people. He went on to explain to me that “If it’s present and you’re measuring for it, surely it’s a concern. If it’s a concern it’s bad for you”. It was at that point I had to walk away, knowing I wasn’t doing any good by continuing the discussion.
Edit: I no longer work for the same utility and actually run my own consulting business now, but I did at the time of the discussion.
My father in-law announced he's leaving his wife of 40 years to move to Indonesia because Trump lost the election (we are Canadian btw 😐). So yeah, I'm right there with you.
stasismachine on March 14th, 2021 at 16:28 UTC »
I worked in water quality for a large US metro-area. I was responsible for monitoring the water quality of over 2 million people (not me alone, but I was part of the department). My father in law told me that by drinking city water I was endangering his daughters health due to the chlorine. I attempted to explain to him how the dose-response relationship works and how we constantly measure chlorine and chlorine byproduct residuals to ensure they stay below a level that would adversely impact the health of people. He went on to explain to me that “If it’s present and you’re measuring for it, surely it’s a concern. If it’s a concern it’s bad for you”. It was at that point I had to walk away, knowing I wasn’t doing any good by continuing the discussion.
Edit: I no longer work for the same utility and actually run my own consulting business now, but I did at the time of the discussion.
clintCamp on March 14th, 2021 at 16:46 UTC »
A friends elderly mom is refusing because she heard it causes infertility. Regardless of if it does, she is post menopausal.
seantasy on March 14th, 2021 at 17:56 UTC »
My father in-law announced he's leaving his wife of 40 years to move to Indonesia because Trump lost the election (we are Canadian btw 😐). So yeah, I'm right there with you.